Punjabi Letters & Alphabet Guide

Gurmukhi vowels, consonants, and numbers with English pronunciation

About Gurmukhi Script: Punjabi is commonly written in Gurmukhi in India. Gurmukhi is an abugida with vowel signs and consonant letters, written from left to right.
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Punjabi Vowels

GurmukhiTransliterationPronunciation
ਅashort a
ਆaaas in father
ਇias in sit
ਈiias in see
ਉuas in put
ਊuuas in food
ਏeas in they
ਐaias in cat/air
ਓoas in go
ਔauas in cow

Punjabi Consonants

GurmukhiTransliterationPronunciation
ਕkak as in kite
ਖkhaaspirated kh
ਗgag as in go
ਘghaaspirated gh
ਚchach as in chair
ਛchhaaspirated chh
ਜjaj as in jar
ਝjhaaspirated jh
ਟtaretroflex t
ਠtharetroflex th
ਡdaretroflex d
ਢdharetroflex dh
ਣnaretroflex n
ਤtadental t
ਥthadental th
ਦdadental d
ਧdhadental dh
ਨnan as in not
ਪpap as in pen
ਫphaph / f sound
ਬbab as in bat
ਭbhaaspirated bh
ਮmam as in man
ਯyay sound
ਰrar sound
ਲlal sound
ਵvav / w sound
ਸsas sound
ਹhah sound

Punjabi Numbers

NumberGurmukhi NumeralPunjabi Word
0੦ਸਿਫਰ
1੧ਇੱਕ
2੨ਦੋ
3੩ਤਿੰਨ
4੪ਚਾਰ
5੫ਪੰਜ
10੧੦ਦਸ

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